A Midsummer Night's Dreamis Shakespeare's uproarious fantasy of misdirected desire and love gone astray. Four young lovers flee the tyranny of Athenian law and spend the night in the forest, where they unwittingly stumble into a lover's spat between the Lord and the Lady of the Fairyland. Meanwhile a troupe of amateur actors rehearse the play they hope to present for the Duke of Athens wedding day only to find themselves plagued by the pranks of a mischievous hobgoblin named Robin Goodfellow. In our contemporary production the bard's classic comedy proves both timely and timeless, touching and hilarious, and arrives just in time for us to celebrate the coming of spring.

The McGill University Department of English Drama & Theatre Program is dedicated to providing students with practical theatrical experience. Costume Design by the Costuming Class under the tutelage of Catherine Bradley, with sound, lighting, stage management, set and props by the Stage, Scenery and Lighting class under the tutelage of Keith Roche and Corinne Deeley.

The cast is part of Sean Carney’s year-long course entitled Theatre Laboratory, dedicated to the in depth exploration of text and acting style, culminating in this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.